Seeds

The golf course has come a long way in the last couple of weeks. We are finally getting some pretty consistent growing temperatures. Greens, tees, fairways and roughs are all starting to green up and we are starting to ramp up course playability for the season. All of the big construction areas have now been sodded. As seen below the 14th hole was the last one to be done. As the sod matures over the next couple of weeks, there will be many newly sodded areas. We ask that you please be careful not to drive through any of these…

What a fantastic opening few days. It was great to see many of you out here enjoying the nice, sunny days on Tuesday and Wednesday. The golf course itself is progressing each day, and we hope it will be a nice weekend for the Ladies' and Men’s opening events. With the late start to the season, we are playing catch up on many of our maintenance practices, but our crew has been working very hard to tidy up the property and have the golf course playing well. Over the last week, we have filled many divots on the golf course,…

The indication of a wet season has continued to show its effects on fairways and tees with a high visible number of divots. Every day our team works diligently to fill divots but a lot of credit also has to be given to the membership, as I have noticed they have been doing a very good job as well. The conditions this time of year are perfect for seed germination and divot recovery. The temperatures are warm with relatively high humidity. We are noticing seed germination in as little as 4 days. (see photo below) You might even notice that our team is filling…

Islington Golf Club

Conveniently located in Toronto and tucked into historical Islington Village and the Mimico Creek valley, Islington Golf Club is a challenging 18-hole, par 72 golf course with tree-lined, parkland-style golf holes, rolling terrain, and the meandering Mimico Creek. Visit our website at www.islingtongolfclub.com.